17:15 Newcastle

Friday 30 April 2021

All17:1517:5018:2018:5019:2519:5520:25

QuinnBet Handicap

Off time: 17:17 | Winning time: 2m 11.61s

(13)

Despoina¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Harry Russell⁽⁵⁾| T: B Ellison| OR: 60

14/1

Last of 11 in handicap at this C&D (10/1) 15 days ago. Needs to rediscover form shown last year.

Form: 0/6432-0

(12)

Forus¹⁴⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: D Tudhope| T: Grant Tuer| OR: 59

3/1

Below form seventh of 14 in handicap at this course (8f, 11/1). Off 147 days. Back up in trip. Must improve.

Form: 423547-

(6)

Bollin Ted^p²⁸⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: Ella McCain⁽⁵⁾| T: T D Easterby| OR: 59| D

40/1

Below form eighth of 15 in handicap (33/1) at Beverley (9.9f, good). Off 9 months. Makes tapeta debut. Needs to improve.

Form: 5520/08-

(11)

Polar Cloud^p¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Rossa Ryan| T: H Main| OR: 58

5/2

Lightly-raced maiden. 7/2 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, creditable seventh of 13 in handicap at Windsor (10f, good to firm) 18 days ago, hampered. Looks the most appealing in the line-up.

Form: 7/74-37

(10)

Thawry²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: Cam Hardie| T: A Brittain| OR: 57| CD

20/1

C&D winner. 5/1, third of 4 in handicap at Southwell (16.5f) 26 days ago. Significantly back down in trip. Others make more appeal.

Form: 472423

(7)

Panzertank^p1,t⁵⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Rowan Scott| T: Mrs Marjorie Fife| OR: 55WS

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Ninth of 11 in handicap at this course (8f, 50/1) 50 days ago. Up in trip. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Difficult to make a case for.

Form: 87-59

(3)

Quoteline Direct^h¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 9-2| J: J Garritty| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 55| D

14/1

Twenty eight runs since last win in 2018. Ninth of 12 in handicap (22/1) at Redcar (10f, good) 18 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 27-3829

(5)

Splash Of Verve^p⁴⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 8-12| J: Harrison Shaw| T: D Thompson| OR: 51| C| D

20/1

Course winner. Creditable third of 10 in handicap at Wolverhampton (9.5f, 16/1) 49 days ago, nearest finish. One to consider.

Form: 3216-03

(1)

Vertice¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: T Eaves| T: Miss Tracy Waggott| OR: 50

7/2

Remains a maiden after 16 Flat runs. Good third of 11 in handicap (8/1) at this C&D 15 days ago, slowly away. Should go close again.

Form: 66-2563

(9)

Violette Szabo^p³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Faye McManoman⁽³⁾| T: N Tinkler| OR: 50

22/1

40/1, tenth of 14 in handicap at Doncaster (10.2f, good) 34 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 63437-0

(2)

Oliver's Betty²⁴⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-11| J: Oliver Stammers⁽⁵⁾| T: G Boanas| OR: 50| BF

12/1

Respectable second of 14 in minor event (10/3) at Ayr (10f, good to soft). Off 8 months. Could get involved if fully fit after a break.

Form: 533722-

(14)

Strong Team¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 8-11| J: T Hamilton| T: C Grant| OR: 50

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden on Flat. Eleventh of 12 in handicap (125/1) at Redcar (10f, good) 18 days ago. Difficult to recommend.

Form: 57790

(8)

Rail Dancer⁹⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 8-10| J: Hollie Doyle| T: W Storey| OR: 49| D

20/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2019. Tenth of 12 in minor event at this course (7.1f, 13/2). Off 97 days. Significantly back up in trip. Has work to do.

Form: 20046-0

(4)

Pivello^t¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 8-7| J: Aidan Redpath⁽⁷⁾| T: D Thompson| OR: 45

125/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time, first run since leaving Tom Clover when last of 9 in handicap (50/1) at this course (12.4f) 17 days ago. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 06576/9

Forecasts

Polar Cloud (5/2), Forus (3/1), Vertice (7/2), Oliver's Betty (12/1), Despoina (14/1), Quoteline Direct (14/1), Splash Of Verve (20/1), Thawry (20/1), Rail Dancer (20/1), Violette Szabo (22/1), Strong Team (40/1), Bollin Ted (40/1), Panzertank (50/1), Pivello (125/1)

A low-grade handicap in which few make serious appeal. POLAR CLOUD is an exception though as he's still relatively lightly raced and proven on this surface. He wasn't beaten far off a 2 lb higher mark at Windsor and looks the one to be with down in class. Vertice ran well over C&D last time and she looks the biggest danger. Splash of Verve is another worthy of consideration.